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Stephen E. Arthur

Stephen E. Arthur

Stephen Arthur is Managing Partner, co-chair of Harrison Moberly’s Litigation Services Group, a member of the Firm’s Appellate Law Group, and chair of the Firm’s Ethics Committee. Stephen has handled hundreds of litigation and appellate matters in Indiana state and federal courts, including the United States Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and in U.S. Military Courts. He represents companies and individuals in the litigation and appeal of business and tort matters, products liability, drug and patent infringement, and real estate disputes.

Stephen is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and is Board Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He authors several treatises on Indiana civil trial practice and procedure, including Harvey’s Rules of Procedure Annotated, the Indiana Civil Trial Practice, and the Indiana Civil Trial Rule Handbook.
 
Stephen served in the United States Marine Corps, as a Captain and Judge Advocate, and was a Law Clerk to former Chief Justice Richard M. Givan of the Indiana Supreme Court. 

 

EDUCATION

  • Indiana University, 1979, J.D. (Honors)
  • University of Indianapolis, 1976, B.A. (Honors)
  • Marine Corps Basic School, Quantico, Virginia (Honors)
  • Naval Justice School in Newport, Rhode Island

 

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND ACTIVITIES

  • American Board of Trial Advocates - President (Indiana Chapter); Indiana Representative to National ABOTA; Editorial Board, Voir Dire
  • Litigation Counsel of America - Fellow
  • International Society of Barristers, Fellow
  • Faculty, Annual Trial Skills College (ICLEF)
  • Faculty, NITA Trial Skills Program
  • Character & Fitness Interviewer - Indiana Board of Law Examiners
  • Seventh Circuit Bar Association - Indiana Chair, Committee on Rules & Practice
  • American Bar Association (Council of Appellate Lawyers)
  • International Lawyers Network


HONORS AND CERTIFICATIONS

  • Board Certified, Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy
  • Board Certified, Civil Pretrial Practice, National Board of Legal Specialty Certification
  • Best Lawyers in America
  • Indiana Super Lawyer
  • Corporate Counsel Super Lawyer
  • Outstanding Lawyer of America
  • Master Fellow, Indiana Bar Foundation
  • Distinguished Fellow, Indianapolis Bar Foundation
  • Distinguished Alumni Award, University of Indianapolis
  • Indiana Supreme Court- Law Clerk
  • Indiana Law Review
  • AV Preeminent Rated

  

PUBLICATIONS

  • Author - Harvey’s Rules of Procedure Annotated (Thomson/West)
  • Author - Indiana Civil Trial Rule Handbook (Thomson/West)
  • Author - Indiana Civil Trial Practice and Procedure (Thomson/West)
  • Author - Indiana Procedural Forms (Thomson/West)
  • Contributing Author - Attorney’s Guide to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals (“Appellate Brief”) (1987-2012)
  • Contributing Author- Appellate Practice Compendium (Chapter – “The Insider’s Guide to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit”) (2012)
  • “Spoliation of Evidence, an Evolving But Limited Doctrine: When Should the ‘Destroyer of Evidence’ Be Held Accountable?,” Indiana Civil Litigation Review, Vol. VIII: 35 (2011)
  • Indiana Law Review articles - Survey Indiana Insurance Law (Vols. 19, 17), Constitutional Law (Vol. 14), Workers Compensation (Vol. 13), "Dual Capacity Doctrine: Third-Party Liability of Employer-Manufacturer in Liability Litigation" (Vol. 12)

 

 

CIVIC ACTIVITIES

  • Marine Corps Foundation of Indiana - Board of Directors, General Counsel
  • University of Indianapolis Alumni Association - Board of Directors
  • Member - American Legion, Scottish Rite, and Masons

 

BAR ADMISSIONS

  • Indiana Supreme Court
  • United States Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
  • U.S. Tax Court
  • U.S. Court for the Armed Forces
  • U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana

 

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